Broadband signal leakage

[#1]

Excuse my ignorance but is broadband  signal leakage a problem with copper wire and does fibre have the same issue (and if so, to what extent)?

[#2]

@Leapy - Consider it excused.

[#3]

@Anonymous thank you for your forgiveness and excellent technical knowledge.

[#4]

Well I'm no expert so I couldn't answer I just simply provided the forgiveness in advance of the answers from those that do know

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@Leapy    

@Leapy wrote:

Excuse my ignorance but is broadband  signal leakage a problem with copper wire and does fibre have the same issue (and if so, to what extent)?

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As @Anonymous has already excused you....  perhaps you would need to get a plumber in with an RF sniffer device to check for leakages on the copper wires.. but not sure how to check with fibre........

[#6]

I understand that signal strength and the length is an issue with copper wire signal and not so much with fibre.

Wire and fibre damage may be an issue?

Environmental variables like heat, cold, moisture may be an issue?, but I don't know. 

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Signal strength and length of wire,  the reduction in speed over the line is caused, (I think).. by the resistance of the wire.... therefore, the longer the wire, the more resistance,... therefore the longer the wire, the less speed at the far end of it...

Presumably Fibre is faster as there is less resistance over length....

So, your "leakage" question is not like the signal is leaking out of the wire, as in a plumbing leak..... 

[#8]

@Leapy - You keep referring to fibre, bu this do you mean true fibre as in a light source?

[#9]

@Anonymous yes, do I need to call it fibre optic cable?

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[#10]

Well I don't see how that can leak to be honest. If it's leaking light then it has a serious problem that would soon get picked up. But I'm sure others will add to this.

[#11]

What do you mean by leak?

I'm just wondering if you're referring to Wireless Signal or the signal of a connection down a fibre/phoneline?

[#12]

@Pettitto I wish I knew what I meant by "leakage", hence the question on this forum. I just know that from time-to-time my broadband is worse (and better) than other times and its noticeable even when wired in.

If you follow the thread, from the start, you will see I have come to the conclusion that it "maybe" water related as the problem is much more noticeable when heavy rain and damp weather. Unfortunately, PN can't stop the rain or damp weather.

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@Leapy  yes it is possible that a bad joint is allowing water ingress , which could cause a intermittent fault

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"Fibre broadband" is fibre to a local cabinet only, the last bit is still using twisted phone wires (but because the bit that carries your broadband is just from a local box, and not all the way to the exchange, it can work faster)

If you get problems just during the damp / wet weather, then it's that last bit of twisted wires that are the issue. Theoretically, dampness should NOT affect things, but if you have dodgy connections, then indeed damp weather CAN affect it. All that usually needs to be done is for BT to re-connect those connections.

I had this problems a few years ago, a friend had a similar issue a few weeks ago: raise a fault, making it clear that the issue is caused by the wet weather, and they should be able to fix it.

Do you notice any crackling on your phone line at all.... that's another effect of dodgy joints.

[#15]

@paul_blitz Thanks for the information. I've not recently noticed any cracks on the phone line and PN tell me to check it again when it rains. The only unusual noise when I was on the phone today, was the wind taking my dustbin down the road!